Palettes / Colors / #85BCBB

#85BCBB — Dusty Teal

#85BCBB is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #85BCBB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#85BCBB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC8586; it also sits naturally between #85BCA0 and #85A2BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #85BCBB

.text { color: #85BCBB; }
.background { background-color: #85BCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 188, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 29%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 188, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 188, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85BCBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85BCBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC8586:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85BCBB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #85BCBB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #85BCBB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #85BCBB?

#85BCBB is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 133, 188, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BCBB?

#85BCBB is RGB 133, 188, 187 — HSL 179°, 29%, 63% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #85BCBB?

Its complement is #BC8586; analogous partners are #85BCA0 and #85A2BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BCBB for text?

Black text on #85BCBB has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.